Sandy Bridge-E效能將比前代高

六核心的Core i7-3960X (3.30GHz) 的時脈雖然比前代的Core i7-990X (3.46GHz) 要低一些，但效能卻不輸前代。

X-bit labs - Intel's Next-Gen "Sandy Bridge-E" Extreme Chip to Boost Performance by Up to 65% - Estimates